The publication reported and Facebook later admitted in a blog post that it allowed Spotify, Netflix and the Royal Bank of Canada to read, write and delete users' private messages. Microsoft's Bing could also view almost all users' friends, Amazon could glean contact information from them, and Yahoo had access to their posting streams. The report says that Spotify could view messages of more than 70 million users a month, although it did not state whether the company had full access to that entire number of users.

With most of the partnerships, Satterfield said, the FTC agreement did not require the social network to secure users' consent before sharing data because Facebook considered the partners extensions of itself - service providers that allowed users to interact with their Facebook friends.

The deals were all active in 2017, and some were still in effect this year, the Times reported. Facebook is still denying any wrongdoing, telling The Hollywood Reporter that "at no time did we access people's private messages on Facebook, or ask for the ability to do so".

Microsoft said it took steps to ensure that Facebook data wasn't used to create profiles for advertising or personalization purposes.

We'll likely hear more statements like this from top brass, insisting that, yes, they can do better, but that the partnerships they forged were nonetheless kosher.

Facebook is now in the middle of yet another privacyrelated controversy following an investigation conducted by the New York Times. The company has spent the year trying to update its security and answer questions about the scandal from USA lawmakers and overseas policy makers. Not only will the latest controversy affect user trust, which has already been going down rapidly, but it will also affect the company's relationship with companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon. The FTC this spring opened a new inquiry into Facebook's compliance with the consent order, while the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission are also investigating the company. At the same time, Facebook got critical data back from its partners.

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Citing numerous interviews and hundreds of pages of internal reports, the newspaper said there were more than 150 companies with souped-up access, including tech firms, retailers and media groups. The spokesperson said Netflix shut the feature in 2015 as it was not popular.

"Still, we recognise that we've needed tighter management over how partners and developers can access information", he added.

"Throughout our engagement with Facebook, we respected all user preferences", a Microsoft spokesman said in a statement. While the company has employed a "sorry, won't happen again" cookie cutter response, more and more reports keep coming, revealing that Facebook isn't afraid to break the laws and exploit its users' data.

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South of the border, the FBI was investigating the wave of threats and said it was unclear whether the threats are connected. If you've received an email saying that your office will explode if you don't forward on $US20,000 in Bitcoin, stay calm.

Australia's best result in the four previous Tests since the scandal was narrowly hanging on for a draw against Pakistan in Dubai. Both captains played down the onfield sledging with Kohli saying, 'As long as there's no swearing and personal attack it is fine.

The company said Friday there were rigorous tests showing the talc did not contain the cancer-causing mineral. Johnson & Johnson has denied the claims in the Reuters report, branding it "an absurd conspiracy theory".

All insurance plans are still required to provide a basic standard of benefits without lifetime caps as the law states. The opinion of federal Judge Reed O'Connor would be a shock to the health-care system, if it ever takes force.

Shaktikanta Das , the new Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) Governor, attends a news conference in Mumbai , India, December 12, 2018. Uttarakhand's controller of communication accounts, Ashish Joshi, who like Das is a St.

He's also posted 72 catches, four touchdowns, and ranks first among active tight ends at 16.0 yards-per-reception. Dickson is the first rookie punter since 1985 (the Los Angeles Rams' Dale Hatcher) to be named to the Pro Bowl.

Brooklyn is on a surprising win streak, as they Nets have won their last five after a 144-127 victory over Atlanta. Wall's play was often spectacular, including one no-look, through-the-legs pass to Sam Dekker for an easy bucket.

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